Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Alexander Coppel GTRexclude and Army Long Command Merit

and Army Long Command Merit Medal

arriving at the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Depot on March 3rd

measuring 117 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

1945 at the division command post (Divisions-Gefechtsstand)

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Alexander Coppel GTRexclude and Army Long Command Merit(Heer Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Heer Officers dress dagger, measuring 395 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 160 mm long polished magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and smi sharpened edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of an etched makers mark near the reverse ricasso of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, formerly the firm of Alexander Coppel, circumscribing the companys scale logo. The blade sits securely